Editing Michael McCaul (section)

====Cybersecurity====
[[File:U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul addressing cybersecurity at Rice University.jpg|thumb|Congressman McCaul addressing [[cybersecurity]] at [[Rice University]]]]
On December 11, 2013, McCaul introduced legislation to require the [[Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) to conduct [[cybersecurity]] activities on behalf of the federal government and codify DHS's role in preventing and responding to cybersecurity incidents involving the [[information technology]] (IT) systems of federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure in the U.S.<ref name=cbo3696>{{cite web |title=CBO – H.R. 3696 |url=http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hr3696.pdf |publisher=Congressional Budget Office |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=3696sum>{{cite web |title=H.R. 3696 – Summary |url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3696 |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref> McCaul said the bill was "an important step toward addressing the cyber threat."<ref name=WaddellThinkAdvisor>{{cite web |last1=Waddell |first1=Melanie |title=House Panel Passes Cybersecurity Bills |url=http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/07/29/house-panel-passes-cybersecurity-bills |website=ThinkAdvisor.com |access-date=July 29, 2014 |date=July 29, 2014}}</ref>